About Jonathan Phillips & Tacoma-Homes.Com

  Volunteer Work:

  Appointments Held:

I have been a Member of the North End Neighborhood Council (NENC) since 1993, and a Board Member of the Council since 1998.  I currently serve as the Chair of the NENC and serve on the Land Use Committee.

 I also serve on the Executive Committee of the NENC, and represent the NENC on the Across The Fence Committee of the Community Council.

I encourage everyone to contact their local Neighborhood Council and become involved.  Tacoma is one of the few municipal governments in the US that provides its residents with such  access to its elected officials and administrative staff.

Click HERE to go to the Neighborhood Council pages of the City of Tacoma.

I was appointed to the Tacoma Landmarks Preservation Commission  (LPC) in 2000.  I am currently the Chair of the LPC, and the Chair of the LPC Education and Outreach Committee.

Tacoma is filled with hundreds of beautiful, historic parks, homes, buildings, and districts.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission is charged with insuring that existing properties are protected and preserved, but  allowing for adaptive re-use while maintaining their historic integrity.

Yes, it is like walking a tightrope, and yes, it is challenging and rewarding.

  My brief local biography:

My name is Jonathan Phillips, and I am a Real Estate Broker in Tacoma, Washington.  I developed this website and maintain it in order to help buyers and sellers in Tacoma find someone whom they can trust to represent their best interests.

I first came to Tacoma in 1977, to visit my brother Harold Phillips, who still lives in Puyallup.  I immediately appreciated the people, the scenery, the weather, and the quality-of-life.  I moved here permanently in 1979.

I earned my Real Estate Agent's license in 1982, and a  Broker's license in 1984.  I have represented buyers and sellers in residential, investment, and commercial real estate sales, and real estate funding transactions. 

After completing a degree in Computers & Data Processing in 1985, I have gained various certifications in the computer industry from Novell, Microsoft, and Intel.  I was the exclusive dealer for Contour Software products from 1986-1997 for Washington and Oregon, automating real estate and mortgage company document preparation and reporting.

I am active in my local community, and spend a considerable amount of time in activities that I believe improve the quality of life and the physical environment of my neighborhood.  (See the sidebars at left.)

That's the past.  What about the future?  While I'm no oracle, I believe the market we're in is one of the most fascinating, astonishing, and available ones that I've seen in 20 years.  With interest rates at levels not seen since the 1960s, and the US economy showing an amazing ability to hold together in the face of terrorist attacks on American soil, we are really in a new Millennium, as a new people, with a reawakened knowledge of the fragility of life, and the immeasurable value of that life.

If you have a little time, please read my Business Philosophy 101 page.  I believe many of the questions that sellers and buyers of real estate ask me in our first meeting are answered there.